Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7332, Edward French, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
French, Edward Mary
W 7332 B.L.Wt 12.817-160-55.-
CONTENTS

Ms. 668 Massachusetts
Edward French
of Sharon in the state of Massachusetts who was a sixth in the regiment commanded by Colonel L. Baldwin of the Massachusetts line, for the term of One year
Inscribed on the roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of April 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Sept 1819 and sent to Jarius Ware Wrentham Mass ts
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819  $213.00 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 March 1820  48
$183.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Revolutionary claim Jarius Ware Wrentham Mass ts Sept 20 1819

648
Wassachusetts
Mary French widow of Edward French Mass who served in the Revolutionary war, as a fifer
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
3 rd February 1853 Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of June 1853 and sent to
H. Hall Esq. Boston Massa.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 1818 , Page 39 Vol. A
1818.

102,198
Act Mar 3/55
Act 127/55
Mary French wife of Edward French, fifer.
Mass. Cont. line
Revolutionary pension
Ad: 16 Dec, Dec: 13 1855,
App: B. H. H.
No
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Horatio Newman Boston Mass.
Vol. F. 131. 100

1 No 942
Mary Frown, widow of Edward,
Mass
Oct 3 Feb 1833
896 per annum, Oct 3 Feb 1833
J. Hall Boston, Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office. Boston, April 11 th 1853.
I hereby Certify, That at the dates of the annexed attestations Sherman Leland was Judge of Probate and Elijah Hewins was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. D. D. D. D. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Massachusetts, } p. Norfolk County, }
On this eighth day of April A. D. 1853, personally appeared before the sub-scriber Judge of Probate within & for said County, Mary French, a resident of Sharon in said County, aged 86 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 d February, 1853:—
That she is the widow of Edward French who was a revolutionary pensioner of the U. States, under the Act of March 18, 1818 at the rate of Ninety six dollars per annum, and was paid at the Boston Agency, & for proof of his services she refers to the evidence on file in the Pension Office upon which said pension was granted.
She further declares that she was married to said Edward French on the twenty eighth day of October, eighteen hundred and twenty one:— That her said husband died on the twenty sixth day of August eighteen hundred and forty five, and that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow & that she has appointed Franklin Hall of Boston her true and

lawful attorney for her and in her name to prosecute her claim under the above na- med Act.
In presence of Elijah Hewins
Mary her French mark
Sworn to, subscribed & acknowledged the day & year above written, before me. & I certify that I have no interests in the claim of the declarant to a pension & am not concerned in its prosecution. I further certify that said declarant on account of bodily infirmary was unable to appear in court.
Sherman Leland Judge of Probate

State of Massachusetts, County of Norfolk & Town of Sharon. Married by Nathl Gould Esq Mr Edward French and Miss Mary Hewins Both of Sharon October the twenty eighth one Thousand eight hundred and twenty one. A true copy Jeremiah Richards Jr Town Clerk
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows, viz, Oct 28 th 1821
Otis Johnson, Town Clerk I, Otis Johnson, above named, on oath depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk in the Town, County & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me,
Otis Johnson { Town Clerk { of Sharon
Norfolk ss, April 8 th 1853. Sworn to & subscribed before me, & I certify that I have no interest in the claim of Mary French to a pension, and am not concerned in its prosecution,
Elijah Hewins Justice of the Peace,

I Otis Fuller of Sharon in the county of Norfolk and state of Massachusetts, Sexton, on oath testify and say, that I am acquainted with Mary French the within declarant, that she was the wife and is now the widow of Edward French deceased, that said Edward French was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and died the twenty sixth day of August Eighteen hundred and forty five and I was present at his funeral in my official capacity Otis Fuller
Norfolk ss April 8 th 1853. Then personally appeared the above named Otis Fuller and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true, Before me and I certify that I have no interest in the claim of Mary French to a pension and am not concerned in its prosecution.
Elijah Hemenway Justice of the Peace.

102190
APPLICATION OF
widow of Edward French
Revolutionary War
for a — 160 — Bore warrant,
Act of March 3d, 1855.
WARRANT TO BE SENT TO HORATIO WOODMAN, Boston, Mass. AS WITHIN REQUESTED.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 23, 1833
I Hereby Certify , That at the date of the attestations hereunto annexed, Hezekiah Sumner was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
T. M. Wightman
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk.
On this twelfth day of April , A. D., 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Mrs Mary French aged eighty eight years, a resident of Sharon in Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Edward French deceased, who was a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain in the Revolutionary in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States, on the 18th day of June, 1812,—that her said husband was enlisted at on or about the day of A.D. 18 for the term of one or more years, she thinks and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of one or more years, she thinks and was honorably discharged at on or about the day of A.D. 18 , as will appear by reference to the rolls, that he received no printed or written discharge, and that neither he nor she ever received or applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for any other service, except that she received for the same service, under the act of September 1850, a 40 acre warrant, No , which she has legally sold and cannot return, - and that for further particulars she refers to her application for a pension - which she now receives payable at Boston under the act of Feb. 1855 the certificate of which is dated June ninth 1843.
She further states that she was married to the said Edward French in Sharon  on the  28 day of October 1821, by Nathaniel Goodwin and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Lewis that her husband died at Sharon on the twenty sixth day of August 1855; proof of which will be found on file with her pension application, that she is still a widow,—that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3, 1855, and that she prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to Horatio Woodman, Boston, Mass.
Mary her  French mark
Subscribed and duly sworn to, the day and year first above written. I certify that she is the identical person above described. I have no interest in the case.
Elizabeth Turner { Justice of the Peace.

State of Massachusetts - County of Norfolk
We Darius R. Lathrop and Sylvia French having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew Edward French who was, as we have always understood and verily believe, a Revolutionary soldier whose widow now applies for bounty land,—that we knew him for more than ten years before his death, which occurred at Sharon about ten years ago,—that we know that he died about that time because* we were there in the neighborhood at the time and that we know his widow to be the identical person who draws a pension for his said service that we are residents of Sharon, in Massachusetts that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she has remained unmarried,—that her declaration was signed and acknowledged by her in our presence,—that she is the identical person she represents herself to be,—and that we are disinterested.
Darius R. Lathrop
Sylvia French
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this twelfth day of April A.D. 1855.
Hezekiah Turner } Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of Darius R. Lathrop and Sylvia French of the said county and state, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Mrs. Mary French is the widow, remaining unmarried of the late Edward French who was a Revolutionary soldier and that the said Edward French died at Sharon on or about the twenty sixth day of August A.D. 1845.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of April 1855. I have no interest in this case.
Hezekiah Turner Justice of the Peace.
* "We attended his funeral," or "were in the neighborhood at the time," or some equally good reason.

I, Edward French of Sharon in the County in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts a citizen of the United States do hereby declare that on the first of January 1776 I enlisted into the army against the Common Enemy for one year in the Company commanded by Capt Thomas Myles in Col Baldwins Regiment of the Massachusetts line and continued at Cambridge and Bunker's Hill (so called) until March following from thence I marched to New York and conti- nued at New York until October or November and when the British forces took possession of New York we marched to Harlem Heights (so called) and thence to Peekskill, and on January 1777 was discharged with the Regiment In August 1777 I enlisted again for six months in the Company commanded by Capt Rice in Col Bullards Regiment of the Massachusetts line and marched to a place called Stillwater and continued there until the surrender of the British Army commanded by Gen. Burgoyne at Saratoga and from thence to White Plains where the Regiment was discharged in Nov. following — I enlisted again in June 1780 under a Lieutenant whose name I have forgotten in Col — Weston, Regiment of the Massachusetts line for the term of 6 months and marched to West Point and joined the Brigade commanded by Gen Larned and marched into New Jersey and returned back to West Point as was discharged in the month of November following
I further State that by reason of the infirmities of age and my circumstances being low I stand in need of assistance from my Country
Edward French

Edward French. Jesse French Col Baldwin's Regiment Massachusetts Line 1776-1781
Proof of service wanted
Proof forwarded of Admitted

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk ss.
On this first day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Edward French aged _____ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."

And I certify from the testimony of respectable witnesses near neighbours of the applicant, that I am convinced he is in reduced circumstances as he has stated in his declaration
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Edward French did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Jairus Ware
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818,
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

Copy Schedule No of Edward French
14668
Sep 1819
cont a pp 25 th
1820
Mar 1820

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this fourteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Edward French aged fifty nine years, resident in Sharon in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: he served in the Regiment, commanded by Col. Leavitt Baldwin in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Wright, that my application was on the first day of April 1818, and that the number of my Pension Certificate was 14,668.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Edward French
Sworn to and declared, on the 17th day of July A. D. 1820 before
James Ware Judge of C. C. Com Pleas for Norfolk
Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Eighty five dollars and the debt not considered. cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fourth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

Schedule of the personal estate of Edward French, he not being possessed of any real.
One cow worth $20.00 One hog & pig do 15.00 Household furniture, bed bedding, do 40.00 & clothing excepted Tools of my occupation 10.
By profession a shoemaker, my health is so poor that I am unable to labor much more than \frac{3}{4} of my time, and then but little - the number of my family three, together with my self wife - my own age 59 years.
Hannah French 27 do nearly able to maintain herself - Sylvia French 20 do. able to take care of herself at present - Elijah French 11 do partially able to maintain himself - that I have no debts due to me, but that owing to much sickness in my family I owe to divers persons much more than all my property is worth.
Edward French

0 / 861201
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

5 12,817
J Mrs. A. C. ...

Recy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 32
Mary French Wid.
Edward French Heir to Rev. War
Act: 1818
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 252
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ms. A. 1. 1 v. 2, folios 1-8, maps 3
Boston

Brief in the case of Mary French Norfolk - County and State of Mass act Oct 3 Feb 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner at $96 per ann Record proof of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
H. Hall Boston Mass
S. Cole Examining Clerk.

Boston, Apr 15, 1853.
Sir,
Enclosed herewith I send the application of Mary French, widow of Edward French, for a pension under the act of February 3 d 1853. Her hus- band was himself a pensioner during his life time under the law of March 18, 1818 at the rate of $96 per annum.
I am Sir, most respectfully Your obed t Serv t
Franklin Hall.
Louisa P. Waldo, Esq.
Comm ee of Pensions.
Washington D.C.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency JOHN BROOKS, Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Know ye, That Joshua Jewett and Thomas Brooks. Perley Osquires are Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Essex
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned, and that to their Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof,  I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this twenty second day of July A. D. 1819, and in the forty fourth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
Alden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Nathaniel Johnson of Rowley in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, On oath testify depose & say, that I was a Soldier in Capt n Thomas Michill's company in January 1776 & served in said company to January the 1777. in Colonel Baldwin's Regiment; in the term the Army moved from the camp near Cambridge to New London, from thence embarked for New York & remained in N. York & the Jerseys until after the battle at Trenton, when we were honorably discharged. I also depose & say that, Edward French, was a fifer in the Michill's company during said term of twelve months. Nat H. Johnson
Essex ss. July 18 th 1819 Then the above named Nathaniel Johnson appeared & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, before me
Joshua Jewett Justice of the Peace.
I certify that, Nathaniel Johnson above named, is, to the best of my knowledge, a credible & disinterested witness. Attest Joshua Jewett Just. Peace.

I Benjamin Emerson of Bedford in the County of Berk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Oath depose, testify and say, that during the Revolution- ary war, I was a Soldier in Captain Thomas Mighill Company from January 1776 to January 1777. and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Baldwin in the Massachusetts Line of the Army, In March 1776. the Regiment removed from Cambridge to New York, and continued in the state of New York and the Jerseys, until after the Battle of Trenton, and the first of January following our term of enlistment having expired the company was discharged, I also depose and say that during the term of the aforesaid service Edward French of Sharon was a Sifter in the aforesaid Company of Capt Thomas Mighill from January 1776 to January 1777. and was then honourably discharged. Done on  my  Emerson
Swear. ss. The 10 th day of July 1819. Then the above named Benjamin Emerson appeared and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, taken at the request of Edward French, pursuant to an Act making provision for certain persons that served as Officers and Soldiers in the Revolutionary war. taken by me Thomas Perley Justice of the Peace
I certify that I believe the above named Benja- min Emerson to be a credible and disinterested Witness. Thomas Perley Justice of the Peace